Incident Overview
Date: Monday 14 May 1923
Aircraft Type: Farman F.60 Goliath
Owner/operator: Air Union (France)
Registration Number: F-AEBY
Location: Monsures, Somme –
ÿ France
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6
Component Affected: WingWing
Category: Accident
A passenger aircraft experienced a catastrophic loss of wing during flight, resulting in a subsequent fire. The wing failure triggered a rapid fire that consumed the aircraft.A passenger aircraft experienced a catastrophic loss of wing during flight, resulting in a subsequent fire. The wing failure triggered a rapid fire that consumed the aircraft.
Description
Crashed following an in-flight failure (loss) of a wing. It crashed and was consumed in the fire that followed.
Primary Cause
Loss of wing during flight due to an in-flight failure.Loss of wing during flight due to an in-flight failure.Share on:
